State trooper admits to driving drunk with unmarked cruiser

7:38 PM,
Mar. 3, 2013

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An off-duty state trooper accused of drunkenly ditching his unmarked cruiser in a creek after crashing into two parked cars last July has pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated.

Kevin Byrne, 34, of Spring Lake Heights, must pay $514 in fines and court fees and attend 12 hours of a program at a state Intoxicated Driver Resource Center, a Lake Como court official said. His driver's license was suspended for three months, the official said.

Judge Dennis Lavender dismissed Byrnes' two other charges, for careless driving and for leaving the scene of an accident, the court official said. ...